Title from caption on object: "Captain Lindbergh's Atlantic Flight: The Welcome at Le Bourget"

May 21, 1927

Unknown 20th Century

Associated Names
Unknown, 20th Century

Artist

Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA)

Publisher, est. 1902

In the image, a large propeller-driven airplane is surrounded by a human chain formed by a group of uniformed individuals. The aircraft is at the center of the photo, with the people holding hands to create the cordon around it. The scene is captured at night in black and white, under artificial lighting which illuminates the details of the plane and the outlines of the individuals. There are signs of wear and marks around the borders of the photograph.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.4 × 20.2 cm (6 1/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 16.5 × 21.5 cm (6 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.151.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Newspaper Enterprise Association. Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

crop marks center in black ink; by unknown hand, lower left in black ink: NEA; bottom center: LT41660; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite crossed out: A37- Aerodrome; top right underlined: Flying Field; upper center printed in black ink on applied paper: CAPTAIN LINDBERGH’S ATLANTIC FLIGHT: THE WELCOME AT LE BOURGET. / The scene at Le Bourget on Saturday night (May 21) when Captain / Lindbergh landed at the aerodrome. Guards of police and military / had to be placed round the machine in order to protect both mono- / plane and airman from the over-enthusiastic welcome of the crowd.; by unknown hand, center in graphite: x aeroplane field; lower left stamped in purple ink: REFERENCE DEPT. / JUN 3 1927 / N.E.A.; by unknown hand, center in graphite perpendicular: [illegible] n.y.; lower right in red crayon and crossed out in graphite: 408; lower right stamped in purple ink: The Times / COPYRIGHT.; by unknown hand, across bottom edge in graphite: A45884 – Le Bourget Field

Wikidata ID

Q64144726

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